Patents by Inventor Thomas Simon

Thomas Simon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20260150846
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for improving plant growth and/or yield. The invention also relates to abacterial population, a microbial active ingredient, an agriculturally active ingredient, a synthetic composition, and methods for improving plant growth and/or yield by improving a trait of agronomic importance in a plant and by conferring resistance to a plant pathogen infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2025
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Tom VIAENE, Sofie GOORMACHTIG, Thomas SIMON, Behnoush GHODSALAVI, Steven VANDENABEELE, Isabel Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20260101903
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain suitable for controlling a pest or pathogen in a plant, said strain is a strain as deposited with the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Micro-organisms as Deposit ID: LMG P-32901, a strain as deposited with the Polish Collection of Microorganisms as Deposit ID: B/00314, B/00229, or B/00431, or a strain having at least 98% genomic sequence identity with the bacterial strain as deposited as Deposit ID: LMG P-32901, B/00314, B/00229, or B/00431, and still capable of controlling a pest or a pathogen in a plant. The current invention also relates to an agricultural active formulation comprising a purified bacterial strain, a plant part coated with such formulation, and to the use of such purified bacterial strain. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of controlling a pest or pathogen in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas Simon, Michael Houbraken, Thijs De Mulder, Behnoush Ghodsalavi, Steven Vandenabeele, Isabel Vercauteren, Kelly Hamonts, Valeria Imperato, Jens Maintz, Emma Lagae
  • Patent number: 12599139
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for improving plant growth and/or yield. The invention also relates to a bacterial population, a microbial active ingredient, an agriculturally active ingredient, a synthetic composition, and methods for improving plant growth and/or yield by improving a trait of agronomic importance in a plant and by conferring resistance to a plant pathogen infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: APHEA.BIO NV
    Inventors: Tom Viaene, Sofie Goormachtig, Thomas Simon, Behnoush Ghodsalavi, Steven Vandenabeele, Isabel Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20260083134
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain suitable for controlling a pest or pathogen in a plant, said strain comprises at least one 16S nucleotide sequence that is at least 99.7% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1. The present invention also relates to a purified bacterial strain comprising at least one 16S nucleotide sequence that is at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO:1, wherein said strain comprises in its genomic DNA at least one sequence that is at least 95% identical to a sequence chosen from SEQ ID NO: 3 to 12. The current invention also relates to an agricultural active formulation comprising a purified bacterial strain, and to the use of such purified bacterial strain. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of controlling a pest or pathogen in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Emma LAGAE, Thomas SIMON, Isabel VERCAUTEREN, Steven VANDENABEELE, Frederik ROELS, Jens MAINTZ
  • Patent number: 12534255
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for a packaging process, wherein the device is provided in the form of a step-by-step packaging machine, or is configured as a step-by-step packaging line. The device is configured to perform a recipe change from a first packaging recipe to another, second packaging recipe step by step at a plurality of work stations provided on the device. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMUELLER SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Claus Botzenhardt, Wolfgang Buchenberg, Martin Jochem, Stefan Merk, Marcus Pfister, Thomas Simon, Johann Woelfle, Peter Lenz
  • Publication number: 20250228248
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for improving plant growth and/or yield. The invention also relates to abacterial population, a microbial active ingredient, an agriculturally active ingredient, a synthetic composition, and methods for improving plant growth and/or yield by improving a trait of agronomic importance in a plant and by conferring resistance to a plant pathogen infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Behnoush GHODSALAVI, Isabel VERCAUTEREN, Steven VANDENABEELE, Thomas SIMON, Tom VIAENE
  • Patent number: 12336542
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for improving plant growth and/or yield. The invention also relates to a bacterial population, a microbial active ingredient, an agriculturally active ingredient, a synthetic composition, and methods for improving plant growth and/or yield by improving a trait of agronomic importance in a plant and by conferring resistance to a plant pathogen infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignees: APHEA.BIO NV, FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE EXCELENCIA EN INVESTIGACIÓN DE MEDICAMENTOS INNOVADORES EN ANDALUCIA, MEDINA
    Inventors: Behnoush Ghodsalavi, Isabel Vercauteren, Steven Vandenabeele, Thomas Simon, Tom Viaene
  • Publication number: 20240351985
    Abstract: The current invention is directed to a novel compound and compositions having said compound, wherein said compound is a compound according to formula I or formula II, or an acceptable salt thereof. The invention also relates to specific uses of said compound, particularly as antimicrobial agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Ignacio PÉREZ-VICTORIA MORENO DE BARREDA, José Rubén TORMO BELTRÁN, Steven VANDENABEELE, Thomas SIMON, Isabel VERCAUTEREN, Victor Manuel GONZÁLEZ MENÉNDEZ
  • Publication number: 20240306646
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for conferring a broad-spectrum pathogen control or resistance to a plant, wherein said strain comprises at least one 16S nucleotide sequence, said 16S nucleotide sequence shows at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID No 2 over the entire length of said sequence and comprises a nucleotide signature sequence according to SEQ ID No 1. The invention also relates to a bacterial population and to a formulation for conferring a broad-spectrum pathogen control or resistance to a plant, as well as to the use of such purified bacterial strain, bacterial population or formulation to control a pathogen in a plant. In addition, the invention relates to a compound having the formula C21H23NO4. The invention also relates to a method for conferring a broad-spectrum pathogen control or resistance in a plant, and to the use of Takanawaene and/or C21H23NO4 compounds for controlling a pathogen in a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Frederik ROELS, Isabel VERCAUTEREN, Jens MAINTZ, Steven VANDENABEELE, Emma LAGAE, Thomas SIMON
  • Publication number: 20230242297
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for a packaging process, wherein the device is provided in the form of a step-by-step packaging machine, or is configured as a step-by-step packaging line. The device is configured to perform a recipe change from a first packaging recipe to another, second packaging recipe step by step at a plurality of work stations provided on the device. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMUELLER SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Claus BOTZENHARDT, Wolfgang BUCHENBERG, Martin JOCHEM, Stefan MERK, Marcus PFISTER, Thomas SIMON, Johann WOELFLE, Peter LENZ
  • Patent number: 11651851
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method performed by at least one apparatus, the method comprising: Obtaining release information representative of a release of a medical module of a medical kit comprising one or more medical modules; and releasing or triggering release of the medical module of the medical kit. The invention further relates to a method performed by at least one apparatus, the method comprising obtaining a user input of a user indicating the release of a medical module of a medical kit comprising one or more medical modules; and providing release information representative of the release of the medical module of the medical kit. The invention also relates to corresponding apparatuses, computer program products and computer-readable storage media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: m.Doc GmbH
    Inventors: Gerald Huber, Thomas Simon, Wolfgang Goetzke, Admir Kulin, Stefanie Berger, Phillip Panzau
  • Patent number: 11626204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method performed by at least one apparatus, the method comprising: Obtaining release information representative of a release of a medical module of a medical kit comprising one or more medical modules; and releasing or triggering release of the medical module of the medical kit. The invention further relates to a method performed by at least one apparatus, the method comprising obtaining a user input of a user indicating the release of a medical module of a medical kit comprising one or more medical modules; and providing release information representative of the release of the medical module of the medical kit. The invention also relates to corresponding apparatuses, computer program products and computer-readable storage media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: m.Doc GmbH
    Inventors: Gerald Huber, Thomas Simon, Wolfgang Goetzke, Admir Kulin, Stefanie Berger, Phillip Panzau
  • Publication number: 20220159967
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for improving plant growth and/or yield. The invention also relates to a bacterial population, a microbial active ingredient, an agriculturally active ingredient, a synthetic composition, and methods for improving plant growth and/or yield by improving a trait of agronomic importance in a plant and by conferring resistance to a plant pathogen infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Tom VIAENE, Sofie GOORMACHTIG, Thomas SIMON, Behnoush GHODSALAVI, Steven VANDENABEELE, Isabel Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20220087265
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for improving plant growth and/or yield. The invention also relates to a bacterial population, a microbial active ingredient, an agriculturally active ingredient, a synthetic composition, and methods for improving plant growth and/or yield by improving a trait of agronomic importance in a plant and by conferring resistance to a plant pathogen infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Behnoush GHODSALAVI, Isabel VERCAUTEREN, Steven VANDENABEELE, Thomas SIMON, Tom VIAENE
  • Patent number: 11193491
    Abstract: A hydraulic power unit has a housing, at least one pump element, a pressure collecting plate and an electric motor. The electric motor has at least one end shield, a stator and a rotor fixed on a rotor shaft. The at least one end shield has at least one partially circumferential functional recess extending between an outer and an inner circumferential surface of the end shield in the direction of a rotor shaft bearing seat. The functional recess thus formed permits the arrangement of functional elements at a central point of the hydraulic power unit in a space-efficient manner without negatively influencing the overall size of the hydraulic power unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: HAWE Hydraulik SE
    Inventors: Thomas Simon, Gerhard Lörner
  • Patent number: 11105697
    Abstract: A measuring system for detecting pressure and/or density, having at least one process connector, a diaphragm, a measuring unit, a housing and a display, wherein a process pressure acts via the process connector on the diaphragm and the measuring unit converts a stroke of the diaphragm caused thereby into a rotational movement of a pointer when the process pressure is changed via the measuring unit, and the pointer on the display shows the pressure applied on the diaphragm on a scale. The measuring system includes a connecting piece which includes the process connector, a meter base and a tubular extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jeff Christian, Thomas Simon, Anton Voelker
  • Patent number: 11053954
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a modular motor pump unit having an outer housing with two open ends, two housing covers attachable to the open ends, at least one electric motor arranged in the outer housing, at least one pump element arranged in the outer housing and drivable by the electric motor, and at least one connection portion arranged externally on the outer housing. The outer housing forms a hydraulic fluid reservoir, a pressure channel extending from the pump element to the connection portion. A return channel extends from the connection portion to the inside of the outer housing. An additional housing is provided between the outer housing and at least one housing cover. A heat exchanger element is arranged in the additional housing and the return channel is connected to the additional housing and the additional housing is connected to the hydraulic fluid reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: HAWE HYDRAULIK SE
    Inventors: Gerhard Loerner, Georg Neumair, Thomas Simon, Hartmut Verbeek
  • Patent number: 11008122
    Abstract: A thermoform packaging machine comprising, as work stations, a forming station for thermoforming troughs in a packaging film, at least one sealing station for sealing the troughs with a cover film, and a cutting station as well as a feeding device for causing a feed of the packaging film. A method for using such a thermoform packaging machine wherein a controller determines for two or more work stations, prior to a process step, which required feed length each of these work stations has, the required feed length indicating the distance by which the packaging film will have to be conveyed for the next process step of the respective work station, before a feed length specification is ascertained from the required feed lengths determined and the feeding device is controlled accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMUELLER SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Merk, Martin Jochem, Verena Schüller, Daniel Mair, Thomas Simon, Norbert Wörz
  • Publication number: 20200410568
    Abstract: Clothing matching systems and methods for matching clothing are provided. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising software instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor analyze images of articles of clothing, compare the images, and provide feedback and a recommendation on whether the articles of clothing match. A system and a method for providing clothing suggestions comprises using a mobile electronic device with a matching characteristics component to analyze images of articles of clothing, compare the images, and provide feedback and a recommendation on whether the articles of clothing match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Simon
  • Patent number: 10851909
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dual-stage pump for a hydraulic system with a housing, a high and low-pressure pump element, a common pressure outlet and a switching valve that is arranged between a tank connection and the low-pressure pump element. The switching valve has a spring element and a piston being movable against a force of the spring element relative to the housing and having a closing member that can be lifted from a valve seat by a control pressure that is tapped on the pressure outlet and applied in a control pressure chamber. On the one hand, the invention is characterized in that the switching valve comprises a tappet that is movable relative to the housing and configured to move the piston and arranged between the control pressure chamber and the piston and has a smaller effective diameter than the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: HAWE Hydraulik SE
    Inventors: Georg Neumair, Thomas Simon